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Severe Thunderstorm Warning 483, NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC

June 26, 2011Rutherford County, North Carolina

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued this severe thunderstorm warning at Jun 26, 2011, 8:01 PM EDT for Rutherford County, North Carolina. It was in force for 44 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Jun 26, 2011, 8:01 PM EDT (00:01 UTC)
Expired: Jun 26, 2011, 8:45 PM EDT
In force: 44 min
Issued by: NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC
Area: Storm-based polygon

County Rutherford County, NC

The radar

The Greer radar (KGSP), 64 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 00:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The watch it was issued in

The SPC watch in force over the same counties when this warning went out.

Issued	Product	Office	Lasted
Jun 26, 1:36 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Watch	SPC	7 hr

The nearest sounding before it

Peachtre/Fal Fld, GA (KFFC), launched 00:00Z, 0.0 hours before the alert went out and 327 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-p

Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.

Hodograph

The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.

Mixed-layer CAPE: 250 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN: -224 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL: 1519 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear: 14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity: 32 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity: 50 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter: 0.0
Supercell composite: 0.0

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What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this severe thunderstorm warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this severe thunderstorm warning went out at Jun 26, 7:31 PM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jun 26, 7:31 PM EDT, 30 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 26, 1:45 PM EDT, 6 hours 16 minutes before

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

GAZ010-017-018-026-028-029-NCZ036-037-056-057-068>072-082-508-510-
SCZ001>014-019-271745-
RABUN-HABERSHAM-STEPHENS-FRANKLIN-HART-ELBERT-IREDELL-DAVIE-CATAWBA-
ROWAN-CLEVELAND-LINCOLN-GASTON-MECKLENBURG-CABARRUS-UNION NC-
GREATER RUTHERFORD-EASTERN POLK-OCONEE MOUNTAINS-PICKENS MOUNTAINS-
GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-GREATER OCONEE-GREATER PICKENS-
GREATER GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG-CHEROKEE-YORK-ANDERSON-ABBEVILLE-
LAURENS-UNION SC-CHESTER-GREENWOOD-
145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST GEORGIA...PIEDMONT
NORTH CAROLINA...WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ033-035-048>053-058-059-062>065-501>506-271745-
AVERY-ALEXANDER-MADISON-YANCEY-MITCHELL-SWAIN-HAYWOOD-BUNCOMBE-
GRAHAM-NORTHERN JACKSON-MACON-SOUTHERN JACKSON-TRANSYLVANIA-
HENDERSON-CALDWELL MOUNTAINS-GREATER CALDWELL-BURKE MOUNTAINS-
GREATER BURKE-MCDOWELL MOUNTAINS-EASTERN MCDOWELL-
145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO REDEVELOP OVER THE
WESTERN CAROLINA MOUNTAINS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. ALTHOUGH THE
MAIN THREATS WITH THIS ACTIVITY WILL BE FROM LOCALLY HEAVY
RAINFALL AND CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AN ISOLATED SEVERE STORM
IS POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WIND GUSTS BEING THE MAIN THREAT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

NCZ507-509-271745-
RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-POLK MOUNTAINS-
145 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 556 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS.

   SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTERS ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD ANY REPORTS OF LARGE
HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...TORNADOES OR FLASH FLOODING TO OUR OFFICE.

LANE

In the hours before

Local storm report, Jun 26, 4:27 PM EDT, 3 hours 34 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
427 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0400 PM     TSTM WND DMG     7 WNW CARNESVILLE       34.40N 83.35W
06/26/2011                   FRANKLIN           GA   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE BLOWN DOWN PARTIALLY BLOCKING PROSPECT RD

&&

CSH

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 5:20 PM EDT, 2 hours 41 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
520 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

SCZ004-010-262200-
ANDERSON-GREATER OCONEE-
520 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT SOUTHEASTERN OCONEE AND WESTERN
ANDERSON COUNTIES THROUGH 600 PM EDT...

AT 516 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR FAIR PLAY...OR 13 MILES NORTHWEST OF
HARTWELL...MOVING EAST AT 25 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  SENECA...

SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS
STORM.

LAT...LON 3449 8290 3447 8301 3450 8307 3453 8308
      3460 8317 3468 8307 3479 8289 3477 8288
      3474 8290 3473 8287 3467 8285 3464 8282
      3450 8275 3447 8288

CSH

Local storm report, Jun 26, 6:26 PM EDT, 1 hour 35 minutes before

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
626 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0532 PM     TSTM WND DMG     5 NNE FAIR PLAY         34.57N 82.95W
06/26/2011                   OCONEE             SC   911 CALL CENTER

            TREE DOWN BLOCKING PINE GROVE RD

&&

CSH

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 6:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 27 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
634 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

SCZ003-006-262315-
GREATER GREENVILLE-GREENVILLE MOUNTAINS-
634 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT GREENVILLE COUNTY THROUGH 715 PM
EDT...

AT 632 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR WHITE HORSE ROAD AT I-85...OR 5 MILES SOUTH
OF DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.

* OTHER STRONG STORMS COULD AFFECT PARTS OF THE COUNTY EARLY THIS
EVENING. SMALL HAIL...AND WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH EXPECTED WITH
STORMS TONIGHT.

LAT...LON 3465 8245 3477 8245 3482 8249 3501 8254
      3501 8260 3507 8257 3505 8274 3507 8276
      3510 8270 3513 8268 3512 8266 3516 8255
      3517 8245 3516 8245 3521 8239 3518 8237
      3520 8222 3485 8223 3479 8217

CSH

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 6:41 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG SC
641 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

NCZ507-508-510-262330-
EASTERN POLK-GREATER RUTHERFORD-RUTHERFORD MOUNTAINS-
641 PM EDT SUN JUN 26 2011

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL AFFECT NORTHERN POLK AND RUTHERFORD
COUNTIES THROUGH 730 PM EDT...

AT 640 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM 4 MILES EAST OF LAKE LURE...OR 12 MILES NORTHWEST
OF RUTHERFORDTON...MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

THIS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
  THERMAL CITY...
  RUTHERFORDTON...
  SPINDALE...

WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM.

LAT...LON 3556 8179 3527 8179 3537 8222 3540 8219
      3540 8226 3546 8225 3549 8223 3551 8223
      3553 8218 3552 8214 3553 8203 3555 8200
      3552 8197 3554 8185 3556 8183

RB

Special weather statement, Jun 26, 7:51 PM EDT, 10 minutes before

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The office that day

Everything else NWS Greenville-Spartanburg, SC issued on the same UTC day.

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Jun 27, 1:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Haywood	25 min
Jun 27, 2:07 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Henderson, Jackson	38 min
Jun 27, 2:19 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	McDowell	41 min
Jun 27, 2:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	44 min
Jun 27, 2:50 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	McDowell, Polk, Rutherford	70 min
Jun 27, 2:59 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Henderson, Transylvania	66 min
Jun 27, 3:17 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Burke	58 min
Jun 27, 3:56 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Polk	31 min
Jun 27, 4:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Lincoln	51 min
Jun 26, 8:09 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Oconee	36 min
Jun 27, 4:47 PM EDT	Severe Thunderstorm Warning	GSP	Oconee	58 min
Jun 27, 6:00 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Anderson	30 min
Jun 27, 7:11 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Abbeville	49 min
Jun 27, 7:35 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Laurens	40 min
Jun 27, 7:54 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Greenwood	51 min
Jun 27, 1:29 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Rabun	46 min
Jun 27, 5:31 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Hart	29 min
Jun 27, 6:18 PM EDT	Special Weather Statement	GSP	Elbert	27 min

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.